Quality-of-life questionnaire results 2 and 3 years after radiotherapy for prostate cancer in a randomized dose-escalation study

Urology

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 707-713

  Little, Darren J ^b   Kuban, Deborah A ^b   Levy, Lawrence B ^b   Zagars, Gunar K ^b   Pollack, Alan ^a  

^a FOX CHASE CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER FUNCTION; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; FECES INCONTINENCE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION RESPONSE; RANDOMIZATION; RECTUM HEMORRHAGE; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL FUNCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URGE INCONTINENCE; URINE INCONTINENCE;

EID: 0141449248     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0090-4295(03)00504-1     Document Type: Article

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